Fred Markham in Russia / W.H.G. Kingston

Book

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American Bookbinders Museum

Name/Title

Fred Markham in Russia / W.H.G. Kingston

Entry/Object ID

2017.11.28

Description

320, 15 p., [8] leaves of plates incl. frontis : ill. The Boys' Own Favourite Series with illustrations by R.T. Landells. Excellent example of an Asian-inspired binding design that carries over onto the spine. Publisher's advertising to rear (Dutton). Note that the English spelling of "favourite" was not changed by the New York publisher.

Collection

Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings

Lexicon

Search Terms

1870s, Japonisme

Dimensions

Height

7-3/8 in

Width

5-1/8 in

Book Details

Author

William Henry Giles Kingston

Illustrator

R.T. Landells

Publisher

Griffith & Farran

Place Published

City

London

Country

England

Date Published

1858

Printer

E.P. Dutton & Company

Place Printed

City

New York

State/Province

New York

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Date Printed

circa 1878

Binding

Binding Type

Publisher's Binding- Gold Band Titles

Binding Notes

Unusual stamping in black and white on mustard cloth of a boy sitting high up in tree branches, reading. Tree leaves stamped in white, bark in black. Tree and branch carry over onto spine, even moving through the gilt stamped title bands. Large gilt corner-clipped rectangular title band placed on a diagonal on the cover. Floral patterned monochromatic endpapers.